Balmy beginning for Year of the Snake

February 23, 2013 9:35 PM

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Rocky Lam, dressed as Chai Shun the God of Fortune, takes a break as he waits for the parade to begin, as San Francisco's Chinese New Year parade prepares to makes its way through downtown on Saturday Feb. 23, 2013.

Rocky Lam, dressed as Chai Shun the God of Fortune, takes a break as he waits for the parade to begin, as San Francisco's Chinese New Year parade prepares to makes its way through downtown on Saturday Feb. 23,